2012年新托福词汇记忆：instrument
6 z. A- f7 p: m/ E+ y. _4 f, P! r １）instrument /ˈɪnstrumənt; ˋɪnstrəmənt/ n
6 Z! i& E( Y, D% `" f" g6 s' j implement or apparatus used in performing an action, esp for delicate or scientific work 器具; 器械; 仪器
- j/ n# t* z8 W# A+ J- _; C a surgicalinstrument, eg a scalpel 外科器械（如手术刀）
6 v$ E+ k/ a! N+ @( P an opticalinstrument, eg a microscope 光学仪器（如显微镜）2 O3 x1 ^; e% }7 M2 _
instruments of torture 刑具. . ]5 D. Q" N% p& y% l/ }' Z) x
apparatus for producing musical sounds, eg a piano, violin, flute or drum 乐器（如钢琴﹑ 小提琴﹑ 笛或鼓）
. I- x* L4 b w' z0 ] learning to play an instrument 学习演奏乐器! I) A, w( |( M. k
the instruments of the orchestra 演奏管弦乐的乐器.
1 @4 l: {* O: I* Y measuring device giving information about the operation of an engine, etc or in navigation （发动机等或航海﹑ 航空中用的）测量仪器, 仪表9 j4 o" ]# Z# @3 c9 Z4 M
a ship’s instruments 船用测量仪器2 K E/ { }2 \$ S8 t" j
[attrib 作定语] an instrument panel 仪表盘. 转自:考试网 - [Examw.Com]
- a9 Q& b, i6 H (a) ~ of sb/sth person used and controlled by another person, organization, etc, often without being aware of it 受人利用或控制的人（常为不自觉的）
6 w* W5 J5 |' J' D% @" T* u$ i eg：We humans are merely the instruments of fate. 我们人类只不过是天命的工具.
8 g! C, B5 n# P, R. \- x; V (b) ~ of sth person or thing that brings sth about 促成某事的人或物" k g/ V/ Y! D/ h% c5 d6 v
eg：The organization he had built up eventually became the instrument of his downfall. 他创建起来的组织到头来却成为促使他倒台的根本原因了. + }, d' ^& O2 W+ _
~ (of sth) formal (esp legal) document 正式的（尤指合法的）文件﹑文书
( h, g2 h, x1 u+ u) L1 X/ Z eg：The king signed the instrument of abdication. 国王签署了逊位的文告.( k& L. ~9 \8 W/ N, R+ I$ {& p
２）instrumentation / ˏɪnstrumenˈteɪʃn; ˏɪnstrəmɛnˋteʃən/n [U] 4 S3 s5 m( k$ a6 e8 Q; \6 w
1 arrangement of music for instruments 为器乐的 编曲
. c: t! E& a3 K2 E- ]* j4 a5 Z7 T: i eg：The instrumentation is particularly fine. 这首器乐曲编得特别细致.
# c+ h6 {7 ~4 U 2 instruments (instrument 3) 测量仪器; 仪表5 b) l. M9 W) i& O
monitoring the spacecraft’s instrumentation 监控宇航器的检测仪表. |
发表于 2012-8-14 22:56:05
